dokployvsSimpleX Chat
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| dokploy | SimpleX Chat | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 74/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 14 in Platform as a Service | #4 of 110 in Chat |
| GitHub stars | 38 094 | 19 612 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +608 | +142 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 27 | 12 |
| Latest release | v0.30.10 · 22 Oct 2026 | v7.0.4 · 3 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Haskell |
Which one should you pick?
dokploy scores 80/100 against 74/100 for SimpleX Chat, so it is the safer default.
dokploy ships more often: 27 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for SimpleX Chat.
If you want the quickest setup, dokploy is easier to run; SimpleX Chat needs more configuration.
dokploy is growing faster right now (+608 stars in 30 days).
dokploy details →SimpleX Chat details →